A school has produced a 12-page welcome pack for students joining during the school year. It includes a contents list, a message from a student mentor, a timetable, a campus map, a contacts page and a first-day checklist. The pack has these features:
| Feature | Detail |
|---|---|
| Layout | Bold headings and a contents list make sections easy to locate. |
| Student mentor | The opening message describes what the mentor can help with. |
| Timetable | Some abbreviations are not explained. |
| Campus map | Main buildings are labelled, but the step-free entrance is not shown. |
| Contacts page | It gives staff roles and school email addresses. |
| First-day checklist | It offers practical reminders, but some repeat information from other pages. |
Write a review for the school's student magazine, assessing how useful the welcome pack is for students joining the school during the year. Use details from the table to support your views. You may organise your review around its layout, information and likely usefulness to its readers, and finish with a clear overall judgement and recommendation.
Your work will be assessed on communication and adaptation to audience and purpose (27 marks), and organisation and technical accuracy (18 marks).
281 exam-style questions on Edexcel A IGCSE English Language 1.3 Section B: Transactional Writing, covering 1.3.1 Focus of Section B, 1.3.2 Applying knowledge of text types to own writing, 1.3.3 Non-fiction writing techniques, planning and proofreading, 1.3.4 Writing an article for a magazine or newspaper, 1.3.5 Writing a speech, 1.3.6 Writing a letter, 1.3.7 Writing a guide, 1.3.8 Writing a review, and 1.3.9 Writing the text of a leaflet. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.